Israel frees two hostages in operation that killed at least 50 Palestinians

The Israeli military rescued two hostages in a dramatic raid under fire from the Gaza Strip early Monday The hostages, Fernando Simon Marman (61) and Louis Norbeto Har (70), were kidnapped by Hamas on October 7 from Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak.The raid took place in Rafah, the city on the southern edge of the Gaza Strip where 1.4 million Palestinians have fled to escape fighting elsewhere in the Israel-Hamas war.Army spokesman Daniel Hagari said the hostages had been held in a second-floor apartment in